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Harrington Food Bank schedule change Beginning July 7, the Harrington Food Bank will be open only the first four Saturdays of each month. There will not be any Friday food bank days. The commodities day will be the fourth Saturday, and home deliveries will be done on the fourth Saturday as well. If there are five Saturdays in the month, the Food Bank will not open on the fifth Saturday. For questions, call 509-253-4588. Opera House events On May 28, several members of the...
1 years ago The Odessa Record June 7, 1918 Swamp fever kills horses: Henry and George Gettman, well known farmers residing south of Odessa, lost seven good work horses last week while in pasture north of Krupp. The dead horses were discovered Friday and a number of others were sick at the time. Dr. Fred Balmer, the local veterinarian called on Dr. MaWhinney of Harrington and the State Veterinarian, Otto Menig of Spokane, for assistance and in consultation later it was decided that the animals had died of swamp fever caused...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, May 28: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who suffered cuts in a fall at the Davenport Retirement Village. Edwall firefighters were summoned to a fire near Tucker Prairie and Car...
Graduation season is here and high school and college graduation celebrations abound. Most years this column features salads and sides for a crowd suggestions for all the celebrations, but this year the column is aimed toward the parents, the soon to be empty nesters who need to figure out cooking for less people. There are several difficulties inherent to cooking for two. Packages, cans and bottles are geared to 4 to 6 servings. What do you do with the rest? Recipes for two...
Monday June 4, 2018, Ellen Holman's fourth-grade class at P.C. Jantz Elementary School toured the Odessa Historical Museum. Local historical society members were on hand to provide information to the group. Paul Scheller gave a guided tour of the main building and Patrick Gies gave the tour of the barn section of the museum. The kids were so intrigued and full of questions that they easily could have stayed for a longer visit. Some of the students modeled hats, with the boys...
On Thursday, May 31, an award ceremony took place on the outdoor stage in downtown Odessa following receipt of the $10,000 check won by the local high school chapter of FBLA in the Lead2Feed program, as reported by The Record on May 24. At the time, we reported that the funds would be going to the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, a logical assumption given that the FBLA chapter had partnered with the Odessa Healthcare Foundation to assist Odessa senior citizens by providing...
Odessa agriculture science teacher HaLee Walter and school superintendent Dan Read applied for and have received a grant for $15,000 from the Washington FFA Foundation. The Foundation provides financial support for programs that recognize excellence in agricultural education and FFA leadership. It had $1.75 million to administer and fund the equipment and technology associated with its Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). Grants were available to...
As the June 16 alumni banquet approaches, reservations have been coming in to the staff of Leffel, Otis & Warwick in Odessa. The inductees into the Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame, as announced in last week’s insert into The Record, will also be awarded commemorative plaques at the banquet. Those who have registered to attend thus far are: 1948 (70-year honored class): Bob Hemmerling 1949: George Rodeck 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1956: Jerry Schafer 1958 (60-year honored class): Max Evavold, Richard Gies, Larry Zagelow 1...
